CHAPTER II—THE SHE-WOLF, an excerpt
From White Fang
By Jack London

Breakfast eaten and the slim camp-outfit lashed to the sled, the men turned their backs on the cheery fire and launched out into the darkness. At once began to rise the cries that were fiercely sad—cries that called through the darkness and cold to one another and answered back. Conversation ceased. Daylight came at nine o'clock. At midday the sky to the south warmed to rose-colour, and marked where the bulge of the earth intervened between the meridian sun and the northern world. But the rose-colour swiftly faded. The grey light of day that remained lasted until three o'clock, when it, too, faded, and the pall of the Arctic night descended upon the lone and silent land.

As darkness came on, the hunting-cries to right and left and rear drew closer—so close that more than once they sent surges of fear through the toiling dogs, throwing them into short-lived panics.

At the conclusion of one such panic, when he and Henry had got the dogs back in the traces, Bill said:

"I wisht they'd strike game somewheres, an' go away an' leave us alone."

"They do get on the nerves horrible," Henry sympathized.

They spoke no more until camp was made.

Question 1
At once began to rise the cries that were fiercely sad—cries that called through the darkness and cold to one another and answered back
How do the words fiercely sad impact the story?

A. They imply an evil intent.
B. They imply a looming coldness.
C. They suggest a feeling of unease.
D. They suggest a celebration.

Question 2
As darkness came on, the hunting-cries to right and left and rear drew closer, ...
What is the purpose of this sentence in the story?

A. It implies a mood of utter despair.
B. It implies a near tragic event.
C. It creates a feeling of being trapped.
D. It creates a sense of action.

Question 3
...the men turned their backs on the cheery fire and launched out into the darkness.
What part of this line most clearly adds to the tension in the story?

A. The contrast between the fire and the darkness
B. Using the word launched to describe the departure
C. The description of the men turning their backs
D. Ending the sentence on a dark note

Question 4
They spoke no more until camp was made.
What does this last line of this section suggest about what will happen next?

A. The men will continue to feel uneasy and fearful.
B. The men will feel more and more hopeful.
C. The men will find new ways to communicate.
D. The men will soon have better days.